Recently, I’ve been getting really into more older styles of knit and crochet, and in my search for vintage patterns I’ve come across a ton of sites and articles that have been incredibly helpful to me, so I thought I’d share them all with you. The majority of these are free, and this post is still being updated as I find more. Hope you enjoy!
(p.s. most of the places you can get crochet patterns are in the ‘Misc.’ section bc most sites have both knit and crochet patterns)
vintageknittingpatternarchive.com
An archive featuring a variety of patterns from the 1920s-1980s
Pros:
Completely free
You can search by bust size, colorwork, yarn weight, decade, and clothing article
Also features some crochet patterns
Cons:
The site can be hard to navigate
vam.ac.uk
An article featuring a 15 clothing patterns from the 1940s
Pros:
Completely free
Cons:
Only has instructions for one size
sunnystitcher.gumroad.com
A collection of vintage knit clothing patterns from the 1930s-1970s
Pros:
A “name your own price” site, you can choose to pay $0 if you choose
Cons:
Not a lot of patterns
aranpatternarchive.com
A collection of vintage aran knitting patterns
Pros:
Completely free
Has a wide variety of patterns
antiquecrochetpatterns.com
An archive featuring a variety of vintage crochet patterns
Pros:
Completely free
A lot of home décor patterns
Cons:
Most of the clothing patterns are for babies and children
A lot of the patterns are currently unavailable due to the site being updated
thevintagepatternfiles.blogspot.com
Pros:
Completely free
Has patterns in different languages, including Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Icelandic, and Russian
Has patterns dating back to the 1800s
You can search by size, clothing article, and decade
Cons:
The site can be a hard to navigate.
marymaxim.com
A collection of vintage knit/crochet patterns
Pros:
You can filter by pattern type and yarn weight
The patterns are relatively cheap, ranging from $0.99-$4.99
Cons:
No free patterns
You can’t filter by size
trove.nla.gov.au
A blog post featuring 2 vintage knit patterns and 1 vintage crochet pattern
Pros:
Completely free
Cons:
Patterns may be hard to read because they appear as old newspaper/magazine excerpts
antiquepatternlibrary.org
An archive featuring a variety of vintage knitting, crochet, embroidery, sewing, quilting, macrame, weaving, tapestry, and many more pattens.
Pros:
Completely free
Wide variety of patterns across many crafts
Cons:
Website has an older layout and can be hard to navigate
(p.p.s I didn’t put cons on a few of them bc I honestly didn’t find any. If you encounter any problems with any of these sites let me know and I will add that to the con list.)
(p.p.p.s. if you have any other websites you use for vintage patterns please share them I’m always in need of more)
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